Instead of working to achieve power by armed coup, we shall hold our noses and enter the Reichstag against the opposition deputies. If outvoting them takes longer than outshooting them, at least the results will be guaranteed by their own constitution. Sooner or later we shall have a majority, and after that- Germany." Adolf Hitler spoke these words in 1920, soon after becoming leader of the newly named National Socialist German Workers'' Party, commonly known as the Nazi Party. There are many contributing factors which lead to Hitler''s gain in power over the next thirteen years. …
